Buckbrush Butte
Buckbrush Butte rises to 1,769 m in Wyoming. Tabletop stands 2,593 m to the north-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Castle Rock, a peak 2.9 miles away. South Big Horn/Red Wall Scenic Backway passes 15 miles off. 43 named places lie within 25 miles, 32 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Wyoming, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49016238, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,769 m
How to reach it
- 14.5 mi off the South Big Horn/Red Wall Scenic Backway
43 named places within 25 miles
- Castle Rock: 2.9 mi
- Steamboat Rock: 4.0 mi
- Poker Butte: 5.3 mi
- The Mesa: 6.2 mi
- Mackenzie Hill: 7.7 mi
- Red Wall Number 2: 6.8 mi
- Red Wall Number 1: 8.2 mi
- Red Wall: 16.7 mi
- Black Rim: 16.9 mi
- Gray Wall: 19.5 mi
- Hole-in-the Wall Outlaw Hideout: 8.3 mi
- The Arch: 12.1 mi
- Sagebrush Park: 15.7 mi
- Hoofprints of the Past Museum: 15.8 mi
- Kaycee Rest Area: 15.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Buckbrush Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tabletop | NNW 335° | 2,593 m | 16.2 mi |
| Cherry Creek Hill | WSW 250° | 2,590 m | 15.2 mi |
| Red Spring Hill | N 355° | 2,493 m | 17.2 mi |
| Red Hill | N 352° | 2,492 m | 16.2 mi |
| Gobblers Knob | N 349° | 2,486 m | 13.7 mi |
| The Castle Rock | NNW 334° | 2,469 m | 13.9 mi |
| Monument Hill | NNW 338° | 2,461 m | 24.9 mi |
| Specimen Hill | NNE 17° | 2,353 m | 19.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:42 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 20:10 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:29 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 15:47 | 16:34 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 26 | 35 | 42 | 52 | 63 | 71 | 69 | 59 | 45 | 33 | 24 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kaycee, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356499784
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